IGN: Red Faction: Guerrilla Review

If all you care about is blasting things to pieces, you're going to love Red Faction: Guerrilla. Seeing a tower topple to the ground in a seemingly realistic fashion after smacking away its support beams with a sledgehammer is really a thrill, and though it may lose its appeal as you continue through the lengthy campaign, it's still worth checking out, particularly after you unlock some of the better weapons. What's more disappointing about Volition's effort is the rocky mission design, bland artistic style, weak plot and anemic character development, which shifts too much focus to the element of destruction to maintain a level of excitement. Its enjoyable gunplay mechanics along with the weapons and opportunity for tearing apart structures carry over into the online space, where Volition has built an impressive multiplayer suite that includes stat tracking, unlocks, and a number of game modes that focus on flattening buildings. While the game may not do everything right, it's your best bet for free-form demolition and unpretentious entertainment.

Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 7.0
Sound - 6.5
Gameplay - 8.0
Lasting Appeal - 8.5
Overall -

[WildArmed]

dmn it. already picked up infamous..
so this game is gonna have to wait. :(
I really loved the demo (SP n MP).
oh well..
next game to get:
Red Faction :D

Then Uncharted 2 :D

[irish-leprecaun]

this to flop like fracture!! lol silly me!!

[hazeblaze]

I was actually expecting it to score higher... an 8.0 is still a great score but I am slightly dissapointed. It comes down to this & Prototype for me... so I'll be waiting to see how Prototype scores.

[solidsnakus]

i was expecting this game to get mid 80s scores so i was suprised by all the 90s. day one purchase for me, an openworld game + everything destructable + cod4 style online with xp and unlocks=... hell yea.

[RememberThe357]

I beat the first two Red Factions so I figured I'd give this one a try. Turned out the demo was kick ass and the reviews are great. I love it when a plan comes together.

[TheMurderer]

Gamepro gave it a 5/5. Just about every review I've seen for RF:G has been higher than this. To say that this review is the LOWEST, is really a great compliment.

[KKanjiAnkh]

I'm currently playing it on the PS3, and I don't see an 8 yet, but I just got DUST, the 2nd territory. The game has outstanding explosions, terrain deformation, smooth play control, but so far the story feels like Mercenaries 2 on Mars, but I'm gonna keep playing.

I also finished Damnation, so ask me if you wanna know about it.

[Pennywise]

IGN needs to learn how to add and divide.

7.4/10. How does 4 of the scores come in below the average. lol

[cranium]

It clearly states that the final score isn't an average.

[Pennywise]

Oh so the final score should be somewhat reflective of the breakdown scores. How can the breakdowns be less than the final score?? Did they like the boxart enough to raise it .6?

[PirateThom]

Even if the presentation, sound and graphics are lacking, maybe they found the game fun enough and the gameplay solid enough to warrant the score?

[WildArmed]

since (in my book)
Gameplay counts more than sound..
last appealing means alot.
graphics rank in the top 4

so in my book, if it rocks in those parts, it should get a better score than its avg.

but i just may be stupid or somthing ^^

[Pennywise]

I am not trying to bash this game... but When the Gameplay is an 8 Thom, if they liked the game enough... wouldnt that gameplay score be higher? Just confused.

[El_Colombiano]

8 is a fine score for gameplay Pannywise. Not everything needs to be 9's and 10's to be considered good you know. But I agree, they should average the scores.

[SuperM]

You cant score a game just based off simple points like sound, graphics, presentation etc. Its the entire package that matters, how it comes together and how it feels to play. Doing an average out of all the different parts of a game does not do the game or any other game any justice.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

A game can be greater than the sum of its parts.

[velaxun]

^ so true, bubble for you!

[Daz]

I really like this game(From Demo point of view). come home form work and smash the crap out of everythig and take your anger out on the buildings ;p

[u got owned]

another good review score, this game turned out to be pretty good.

[trips_you_up]

First cool game with destructable environments I ever played..I will at least rent this one.

[jerocarson]

Good! i think i am gona like this game but i
just got inFAMOUS, and my wallet can no longer loan out money.
inFAMOUS is really fun,
i was already getting tired of sequels and prequels and inFAMOUS came to rock my day.

[talltony]

Got UFC and infamous to play. Maybe if it was at a different time.

[sephy 9 2 5]

is a little bit more down to earth. The presentation and graphics seem about right. I'd put the sound at 7 though. I can't see how this game can get 9s and above when its lacking in those areas. Can't just gloss over that stuff then complain about the graphics or presentation in other games.

[dogmeat eater]

Its fun blowing stuff up. But I cant see myself really getting into it that much.

[olegb139]

I don't know why I keep reading IGN reviews. I almost always disagree with them. I know opinions and personal preferences play into it a lot but I think they're just plain wrong on certain games/tv shows/movies.

All I'm saying, I've already read 2 reviews for this game that gave it 9.5 and a 9 and both emphasize how fun it is to blow stuff up and adjusting your attack/escape strategy around the fact that you can destroy almost everything.

To me, that sounds like a really fun experience. The concept of destructible environment finally realized in a true sense should raise the scores for this game automatically (it's something new that works well and has been asked for by the gaming community for ages).

Point is (sorry for the rant) I'm getting this game. IGN is a bad website for reviews and for news.

[trips_you_up]

you couldnt be more wrong. Youre the person who thinks little kids shouldnt be able to get F's to make them feel better about themselves and boost thier self esteem even though they deserve because them (or their parents) are idiots.

[Proxy]

I especially liked the end, let me restate it.

"...they deserve because them are idiots."

[LinuxGuru]

As a technical showpiece, Red Faction shines. It always has and always will be ahead of its time for physics and environmental destruction.

For anything super-deep as far as story and characters go...you might want to look elsewhere.

[FragMnTagM]

That is spot on how I feel about it. Blowing sh1t to pieces is really fun for me, so this game gets a 9 automatically IMO. When you shoot a rocket at a wall, it never breaks the same way twice. Compare that to other games where you shoot a rocket at a wall, and it leaves a little black spot.

[solidsnakus]

an 8 seems kinda low , i mean game informer and everyone else has given a 9...

dont get me wrong, i was buying this game even before any of the reviews came out , i was honestly expecting reviews in the mid 80s but i was suprised when all the reivews were over 90 up until this one. i agree with your review scale most games that are 70 that i want to play i just wait for them to drop in price.

[Kushan]

A 9 for one person could be an 8 for another. I mean, I personally think that 10 should represent the holy grail of gaming and 9 should be a damn fine attempt, but just missing some details. For me, an 8 would be a solid purchase and a great game, a 7 be a "I need to get it at some point, maybe when it comes down in price" and a 6 an above-average attempt at the genre, with 5 being "average". But far too many people see 8 as average and 9 as AAA. What's the point in an out of 10 rating system if you only care about 3 numbers?

[CrazzyMan]

For example,

Eurogamer Scoring Policy

Eurogamer marks games out of ten. We believe this is specific enough to identify the differences in quality between the majority of games, and that with these guidelines in hand the benefits of the ten-point scale outweigh the potential for inconsistency across a range of writers. Here's what the marks represent:

10/10 - Phenomenal

9/10 - Excellent

8/10 - Very good

7/10 - Good

6/10 - Above average

5/10 - Average

4/10 - Below average

3/10 - Bad

2/10 - Atrocious

1/10 - Bloody atrocious

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

The Game Informer score gave me some interest. Love me FPS so I'm going to definitely play this game when I have the time.

[BattleAxe]

If you like FPS games then you may want to try something else, this is a Third Person Shooter or TPS.

[rjackson1]

Jerocarson do you think we cares about what you buy!You really think anyone here cares what you do? You could die in your sleep and no one here would even realise your gone.Trying to call me out are you nuts!You got cool aid blood your heart is in your a$$!

[SaberEdge]

I thought the demo was really fun. In fact I was surprised by how much fun I had. All these good scores just confirm it.

I'm telling you guys, we're living through a time when gaming is the best it has ever been. The breadth and quality of games on offer between the three consoles (ok well maybe mainly two;) is just amazing. After E3 I think all of our heads are going to explode. I can hardly keep up as it is.

[beatrixkiddo]

I guess i need to go back and play the demo again. this game is getting some surprisingly good scores. I didn't even get half way through the demo before i turned it off. At the time, i thought it was boring and looked terrible. Of course, i was in the middle of playing killzone 2 so that may explain it. I am going to download the demo again tonight and give it another try.

[jerocarson]

rjackson1 calling you a RETARD! is an underatatement.

infectors can be recognized by the misfortune they draw on them self, their turbulent past, their long line of broken relationship, their unstable careers, and the very force of their character, which sweeps you up and make you loose your reasoning.
do not enmesh yourself in trying to post. the other side of your infection is equally valid and understood.

One day, an army of gray-haired women may quietly take over the earth.

[BWS1982]

was misrepresenting the game, but some wouldn't listen. I wonder if the demo had changes or if the game as a whole was just badly abbreviated in that demo. Either way, the original Red Faction on my PC was an exceptional shooter. I played the second on Xbox 1 and it was good, but not amazing. I'll get this one when I have the chance (ie: financially)...good to see that it seems to be faring well in the 4 or so reviews I've found, Volition worked hard from what I read.

[rjackson1]

Jerocarson how the hell do you have four bubbles? I've only ever seen you blurt crap out on articles an calling 360 fans retaerd is that the best you can do.You are so pathetic. You sound like a 12 year old that just learned what swear words are. You know their wrong but when mommy isn't around you use them to make yourself look tough.

[LewisDenby]

Does it not strike anyone as weird that people are "disagreeing" with a review of a game they've only played the demo of?